The Basinga tomato is an Old heirloom from unknown origins. It produces average 6 - 8 oz pale lemon colored fruits with a tinge of pink near the blossom end. On rare occasions that tomatoes have been recorded as being up to a pound. It is a beefsteak style tomato that is 3 - 4 inches round and somewhat heart shaped. The flavor is sweet and relatively mild, sometimes a tad tangy.

Most "yellow" Beefstaek varieties do not retain their yellow color when fully ripe, basinga is an exception to this rule